That's XP in a nut shell. If you don't stay on top of it, it tends to act really slow. One suggestion that i didn't see is use a program like regedit to clear out old programs. Unfortunately when you delete a program, it doesn't really uninstall everything, and leaves stuff in the registry that can bog the system. Another thing... Start, Run, msconfig and enter, will help you with programs that are starting up and not really needing to. CAUTION... if you don't know what it is, google it. Make sure that it's not needed to start. Course I could go on...

That's XP in a nut shell. If you don't stay on top of it, it tends to act really slow. One suggestion that i didn't see is use a program like regedit to clear out old programs. Unfortunately when you delete a program, it doesn't really uninstall everything, and leaves stuff in the registry that can bog the system. Another thing... Start, Run, msconfig and enter, will help you with programs that are starting up and not really needing to. CAUTION... if you don't know what it is, google it. Make sure that it's not needed to start. Course I could go on...

Too much software installed taking too much system resources is a common cause for xp slow down. I would remove some old programs and defrag the hard disk. Also check the registry only if necessary.

scan for virus .. with latest updated antivirus
make sure u have enough ram for running the the softwares you have installed .. (fresh installed xp runs 26 process ) remove softwares such as image tools , nero , messngers from autorun ...as you can run then evry time you need....

to remove garbage from xp i use CCLEANER ... its a free software from periform
and have always worked for me ....

First, you have to check you PC's parts for XP's appearance. If you need more RAM or Video Memory, buy them and install.
Secondly, check for spywares and clean, if any. Third, you have to defragment your drives in order to make XP run faster. After it you need to check unnecessary services or programs, to remove them from your PC. Clean your PC's registry, empty the %temp% folder, check the programs at startup and.... that is it!
Thank you.

First you need to check your system configuration, this could be the reason for that. You should have higher configuration if you are using windows xp latest version. Check your system configuration like Processor Speed, Physical Memory (RAM), Size of Hard Drive etc..

Too very much software installed taking too system resource is a common cause for xp slow down I would get rid of some old programs and defrag the difficult disk Also check the registry only if requirement.

Win XP tends to run slow over time thus we need to clean files that are not being used especially softwares installed that are not being used regularly. Keep the number of software installed to the minimum.